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Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (6 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall Vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (6 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall Vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (6 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (6 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (6 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004 and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (6 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the Repayment Scheme and the information sought by the Deputy relates to matters within the area of responsibility of the Executive. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (6 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: The Health Service Executive has responsibility for administering the Repayment Scheme and the information sought by the Deputy relates to matters within the area of responsibility of the Executive. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Organ Retention: Organ Retention (6 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: Under the Health Act 2004, it is a matter for the Health Service Executive (HSE) to determine whether to fund a voluntary organisation. The HSE is also responsible for setting the terms and conditions which apply to such funding. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to reply directly to the Deputy regarding funding for the group in question.

Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (6 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 92 to 94, inclusive, together. I have no plans to approach the Competition Authority in the manner proposed by the Deputy or to instruct the Health Service Executive to do so. As I indicated in my reply to question numbers 97 and 77 of 28 February 2008, my Department is at present working, in consultation with relevant Government Departments and with the HSE,...

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (6 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall Vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Maternity Services: Maternity Services (6 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act, 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and have a reply issued directly to the Deputy in relation to the...

Written Answers — Maternity Services: Maternity Services (6 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: My Department and the ESRI publish an annual report on perinatal statistics. The most recent published statistics relate to 2004. The table below sets out the number of home births attended by independent domiciliary midwives and births under the hospital administered home birth schemes for the years 2000 to 2004. Year Home Births attended by Independent Domiciliary Midwives Births under...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (6 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: As Minister for Health and Children I am responsible for the legislative, policy and resource framework for our system of health and social services. Broadly speaking, in addition to discharging overall responsibilities on behalf of the Government for the resourcing of these services, this involves setting, evaluating and developing policies for the sector. I am supported in the discharge of...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (6 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: Almost 130,000 people work full-time or part-time in our public health services. In recent years, the Government's ongoing high level of investment in health has achieved and maintained significant increases in the number of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals employed in the public health services. The Government has also invested heavily in the education and training of...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services was assigned to the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Therefore the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested that the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive investigate the matter and issue a...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (5 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) is an independent authority and the management of the investigation referred to by the Deputy is a matter for HIQA. The investigation commenced in June 2007. I understand that HIQA had hoped to publish its report in December but publication had to be deferred to enable further work to be undertaken. I am advised that the draft report is...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: The overriding aim of the North East Transformation Programme is to improve safety and achieve better standards of care for patients in that region. I fully support this objective and I have had many discussions with the HSE about the importance of progressing implementation of this change programme. The HSE also has an obligation to deliver services within its approved funding allocation...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 and 103 together. A Strategic Review of Neurology services in Ireland has been undertaken by the Health Service Executive. The Review was overseen by a multidisciplinary Steering Group whose aim was to identify the current level of service provision and future requirements for neurology and neurophysiology services in Ireland. The specific objectives were...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (5 Mar 2008)

Mary Harney: I would like to assure the Deputy that tackling all Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAIs), including MRSA and C Difficile continues to be a priority for the Government and for the Health Service Executive (HSE). A National Surveillance System has recently been established by the HSE to collect data and provide information on a quarterly basis on four key areas to monitor HCAIs in our...